Aston (Birmingham ward)

Aston is a ward covering an area of north east Birmingham, including the district of Aston.

Demographics

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The 2011 census found that 32,286 people were living in Aston. 50.4% of the population was female and 49.6% was male. This was above and below the national and city average respectively.

Aston is a very diverse community, ethnically, with 44% of the population born outside the United Kingdom. The largest ethnic group was Asian at 55%. More specifically, the Pakistani ethnic group was the largest at 38% of all Asians. Black British was the second largest ethnic group at 26%. White British was the third largest ethnic group at 18%. Islam was the most prominent religion in the ward with 54% of the ward's population stating themselves as Muslim, above the city average. Christianity was the second most prominent religion in Aston at 26%.

The ethnic makeup of the area drastically changed in the 1950s and 1960s with immigration from the Commonwealth. Most of the immigrants were from the Indian subcontinent, though a significant number were from the Caribbean.

Ward history

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The ward was created in 1911, when Birmingham gained the Aston Manor Urban District. As a typical inner city ward, which tends to lose population the boundaries have been altered on a number of occasions.

Election fraud scandal

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In 2004 the ward saw a voter fraud scandal in which Labour councillors were guilty of a systematic attempt to rig elections. They had set up a "vote-rigging factory" in a disused warehouse, stealing and intercepting hundreds and possibly thousands of ballot papers to achieve this.[1] Three councillors, Mohammed Islam, Muhammed Afzal (later cleared) and Mohammed Kazi were convicted of voter fraud, with the elections having to be rerun. All three were barred from standing in the following election.[2] The charges against Afzal were quashed by the Court of Appeal.[3]

Politics

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The Aston ward is currently represented by two councillors: Mumtaz Hussain, a Liberal Democrat, and Ayoub Khan, an Independent.[4]

Election results

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2020s

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Aston 2022 (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ayoub Khan 3,012
Liberal Democrats Mumtaz Hussain 2,542
Labour Muhammad Afzal 2,463
Labour Nagina Kauser 2,223
Breakthrough Party Nazma Meah 265
Conservative Jahid Choudhury 216
Conservative Lokman Hakim 177
We Matter Party Dorothy Gerald 148
We Matter Party Raymond Coke 127
Majority
Turnout 40
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2010s

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Aston 2018 (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Muhammad Afzal 2,902 46.3 −41.6
Labour Nagina Kauser 2,793
Liberal Democrats Ayoub Khan 2,252 35.9 +34.2
Liberal Democrats Sham Uddin 1,546
Independent Abdul Aziz 1,134 18.1 +18.1
Conservative Jahid Choudhury 891 14.2 +10.6
Conservative Margaret Bennett 328
Green Vijay Rana 160 2.6 −0.5
Majority 650 10.4
Turnout 6,266 44.1 +12.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Birmingham City Council election: Aston Ward – 5 May 2016 Electorate: 17,852
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nagina Kauser 5,074 87.9 +4.3
Conservative Jahid A. Choudhury 208 3.6 −3.3
Green Christopher P. Garghan 181 3.1 −1.6
Christian Adrian A. Dawkins 159 2.7 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Yaser Iqbal 100 1.7 −3.1
Majority 4866 87.9 +11.8
Turnout 5744 32.1 −20
Labour hold Swing
Birmingham City Council election: Aston Ward – 7 May 2015 Electorate: 19,053
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Muhammad Afzal 8,388 83.6 +14.9
Conservative Joel C. Buckett 693 6.9 2.2
Liberal Democrats Rezaul I. Billah 479 4.8 −17.2
Green Hazel M. Clawley 474 4.7 +4.7
Majority 7695 76.1 +29.4
Turnout 10110 53.1
Labour hold Swing
Birmingham City Council election: Aston Ward – 22 May 2014 Electorate
Turnout
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ziaul Islam 4,175 68.7 +18.2
Liberal Democrats Sham Uddin 1,341 22.0 −22.2
Conservative Thomas Pike 452 7.4 +5.4
Independent Abdusalam bin Smith 108 1.7 −0.4
Majority 2834 46.7 +13.0
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Birmingham City Council election: Aston Ward – 3 May 2012 Electorate: 21,077
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nagina Kauser 3,567 50.5 −11.9
Liberal Democrats Ayoub Khan 3,123 44.2 +14.3
Independent Abdusalam bin Smith 145 2.1 –
Conservative Ian Colpman 138 2.0 −2.2
Green Ankaret Harmer 94 1.3 −1.6
Majority 444 6.3 −26.3
Turnout 33.7 +0.1
Labour hold Swing
Birmingham City Council election: Aston Ward – 5 May 2011 Electorate 19,982
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Muhammad Afzal 4,562 62.4 +7.6
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Hanif 2,187 29.9 −3.5
Conservative Adam Felman 304 4.2 −1.2
Green Aby Alamgir 209 2.9 +0.6
Majority 2,375 32.5 +10.1
Turnout 33.6 +11.2
Labour hold Swing
Birmingham City Council election: Aston Ward – 6 May 2010 Electorate 19,877
Turnout 53.1%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ziaul Islam 5,683 54.8
Liberal Democrats Sham Uddin 3,360 32.4
Conservative Gareth Moore 564 5.4
Independent Abdusalam Smith 321 3.1
Green Alan Bale 242 2.3
Majority 2,323 22.4
Labour hold Swing

2000s

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1 May 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ayoub Khan 2,769 38.6
Labour Amjad Hussain 2,417 33.7
Respect Abdul Aziz 1,406 19.6
Conservative Tom Nyeko Olam 206 2.9
Green David Goley 118 1.6
UKIP Abdul Azad 113 1.6
BNP Alan Chamberlain 105 1.5
Majority 252 4.9
Turnout 29.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Aston 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Muhammad Afzal 2,684
Respect Abdul Aziz 2,018
Liberal Democrats Saeed Aehmed 2,005
Conservative Mohammed Hasan 209
Green Liam Wilkinson 165
BNP Pamela Allen 136
Majority 666
Turnout 7,255 39.9
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
4 May 2006 Electorate
Turnout %,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ziaul Islam 3,234 %
Liberal Democrats Abdul Khalique 2,698 %
Independent Kenneth Vernon Jeffers 283 %
Respect Alliya Genevieve Stennett 242
Conservative Mohammed Mushtaq 213 %
BNP Dennis Gary Phillips 170
Green Geoffrey Tapalu 100
Majority 536 %
Turnout 6,940 7.7%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
6 May 2004 Electorate
Turnout %,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative %
Labour %
Liberal %
Independent %
Majority %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
1 May 2003 Electorate 16,985
Turnout 29.0%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A Khan 2,467 50.1%
Labour A Malik 1,868 38.0%
Conservative G Khan 560 11.4%
Majority 599 12.1%
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
2 May 2002 Electorate 16,983
Turnout 16.1%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Kennedy 2,347 86.1%
Labour N Ahmed 1,734 63.6%
Liberal Democrats M Monu 499 18.3%
People's Justice Z Ahmed 383 14.0%
Conservative G Khan 325 11.9%
Independent M Miah 164 6.0%
Majority 1,848 & 1,235 67.8% & 45.3%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
4 May 2000 Electorate 16,945
Turnout 26.1%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Afzal 2,245 50.8%
Independent A Bahar 1,240 28.0%
Conservative M Shaw 635 14.4%
Liberal Democrats S Dad 265 6.0%
Majority 1,005 22.8%
Labour hold Swing

1990s

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6 May 1999 Electorate 17,180
Turnout 27.4%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Iftikhar 2,319 49.2%
Independent G Miah 1,361 28.9%
Conservative A Choudhury 366 7.8%
Independent M Rahman 228 4.8%
Liberal Democrats U Shariff-Sliame 205 4.4%
Independent J Foster 164 3.5%
Majority 958 20.3%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
7 May 1998 Electorate 17,023
Turnout 20.7%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Kennedy 2,504 71.1%
Conservative O Shariff 656 18.6%
Independent J Foster 334 9.5%
Majority 1,848 52.5%
Labour hold Swing
2 May 1996 Electorate 17,364
Turnout 63.7%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Afzal 2,511 63.7%
Conservative C Winters 457 11.6%
Independent J Foster 365 9.3%
Independent O Shariff 291 7.4%
Liberal Democrats S Horvat-Marcovic 288 7.3%
Majority 2,054 52.1%
Labour hold Swing
4 May 1995 Electorate 17,649
Turnout 26.7%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Stacey 3,468 73.6%
Conservative R Li 499 10.6%
Independent O Shariff 281 6.0%
Liberal Democrats S Horvat-Marcovic 278 5.9%
Green P Slatter 130 2.8%
Majority %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
5 May 1994 Electorate 17,334
Turnout 33.5%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Chauhan 3,401 58.6%
Conservative A Choudhury 1,619 27.9%
Liberal Democrats S Horvat-Marcovic 399 6.9%
Green A Clawley 388 6.7%
Majority 2,782 30.7%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
7 May 1992 Electorate 17,867
Turnout 23.2%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Afzal 2,514 60.7%
Conservative Z Mian 894 21.6%
Liberal Democrats D Bennett 433 10.4%
Green A Clawley 231 5.6%
Independent K Tunaley 65 1.6%
Majority %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
2 May 1991 Electorate 17,809
Turnout 31.9%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Stacey 3,827 67.4%
Conservative Z Mian 840 14.8%
Liberal Democrats D Bennett 598 10.5%
Green H Clawley 376 6.6%
Majority %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
3 May 1990 Electorate 17,506
Turnout 36.9%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E Carless 5,024 77.8%
Conservative N Kayani 618 9.6%
Liberal R Crosbee 433 6.7%
Green H Clawley 384 5.9%
Majority %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing

1980s

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5 May 1988 Electorate 18,167
Turnout 30.6%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Afzal 4,338 78.0%
Conservative S Ratra 625 11.2%
Independent B Ali 464 8.3%
Independent S Singh 136 2,4%
Majority 3,713 66.8%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
7 May 1987 Electorate 18,621
Turnout 34.3%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F Carter 4,517 70.7%
Liberal T Nightingale 871 13.6%
Conservative S Ratra 774 12.1%
Green G Grainger 219 3.4%
Majority 3,646 57.1%
Labour hold Swing
1 May 1986 Electorate 18,869
Turnout 31.7%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E Carless 4,342 72.6%
Liberal G Crosbee 1,012 16.9%
Conservative C Harrison 515 8.6%
Majority 3,230 55.7%
Labour hold Swing
3 May 1984 Electorate 19,300
Turnout 32.3%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Afzal 3,949 63.3%
Liberal G Crosbee 1,580 25.3%
Conservative J Dad 701 11.2%
Majority 2,369 38.0%
Labour hold Swing
5 May 1983 Electorate 19,069
Turnout 38.7%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F Carter 5,218 70.7%
Liberal S Anderson 1,170 15.9%
Conservative G Bayliss 939 12.7%
Majority 4,038 54.8%
Labour hold Swing
6 May 1982 Electorate 19,187
Turnout 35.9%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E Carless 3,209 46.6%
Labour M Afzal 3,119 45.3%
Labour F Carter 3,038 44.1%
Liberal Paul Tilsley 2,546 37.0%
Liberal R Millichip 2,171 31.5%
Liberal M Sharpe 2,040 29.6%
Conservative G Bayliss 884 12.8%
Conservative M Price 695 10.1%
Conservative H Hordern 594 8.6%
Majority 663, 573 & 492 9.6%, 8.3% & 7.1%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1 May 1980 Electorate
Turnout %,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G Eynon 1,702 51.6%
Liberal G Gopsill 1,413 42.8%
Conservative Z Saeed 185 5.6%
Majority 289 8.8%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

1970s

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3 May 1979 Electorate 7,534
Turnout 62.6%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E Carless 2,702 57.3%
Liberal G Hughes 1,483 31.4%
Conservative K Wooldridge 534 11.3%
Majority 1,219 25.9%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
4 May 1978 Electorate 7,715
Turnout 48.9%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Tilsley 1,919 50.8%
Labour E Carless 1,697 44.9%
Conservative J Spittle 160 4.2%
Majority 222 5.9%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Liberal hold Swing
6 May 1976 Electorate 7,533
Turnout 39.9%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G Gopsill 1,387 46.1%
Labour E Carless 1,203 40.0%
Conservative J Kemp 252 8.4%
National Front C Driscoll 112 3.7%
Independent S Banner 38 1.3%
Majority 184 6.1%
Liberal hold Swing
1 May 1975 Electorate 7,635
Turnout 35.7%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G Hughes 1,527 56.1%
Labour E Carless 944 34.7%
Conservative Wilkins 253 9.3%
Majority 583 21.4%
Liberal hold Swing
2 May 1974 Electorate 7,635
Turnout 35.7%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G Hughes 1,527 56.1%
Labour E Carless 944 34.7%
Conservative Wilkins 253 9.3%
Majority 583 21.4%
Liberal hold Swing
3 May 1973 Electorate 7,736
Turnout 35.7%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Tilsley 2,000 72.4%
Liberal G Gopsill 1,884 68.2%
Liberal G Hughes 1,846 66.8%
Labour B Downey 743 26.9%
Labour F Deakin 727 26.3%
Labour J Brooke 677 24.5%
Conservative R Harris 127 4.6%
Conservative J Kemp 119 4.3%
Conservative S Wilkins 104 3.8%
Independent K Taylor 60 2.2%
Majority 1,257, 1,141 & 1,103 45.5%, 41.3% &39.9%
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
4 May 1972 Electorate 8,464
Turnout 37.1%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G Gopsill 1,707 54.4%
Labour F Bagshaw 1,199 38.2%
Conservative R Jauncey 231 7.4%
Majority 508 16.2%
Liberal hold Swing
13 May 1971 Electorate 10,188
Turnout 36.8%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Tilsley 2,225 59.3%
Labour F Bagshaw 1,213 32.3%
Conservative F O’Brien 312 8.3%
Majority 1,012 27.0%
Liberal hold Swing
7 May 1970 Electorate 12,527
Turnout 22.7%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal H Minnis 1,151 40.5%
Labour Stan Yapp 1,128 39.6%
Conservative D Krause 433 15.2%
Independent A Shorthouse 133 4.7%
Majority 23 0.9%
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

1960s

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8 May 1969 Electorate 14,033
Turnout 23.2%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G Gopsill 1,894 58.1%
Labour E MacDonald 697 21.4%
Conservative F O’Brien 583 17.9%
Communist N Jelf 85 2.6%
Majority 1,197 36.7%
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
9 May 1968 Electorate 15,070
Turnout 31.6%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Tilsley 2,475 52.0%
Conservative C Hamilton 1,118 23.5%
Labour F Gillespie 1,080 22.7%
Communist N Jelf 84 1.8%
Majority 1,357 28.5%
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
11 May 1967 Electorate 16,977
Turnout 20.5%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Styles 1,525 43.8%
Conservative F O’Brien 1,045 30.0%
Liberal Paul Tilsley 780 22.4%
Communist J Leishman 131 3.8%
Majority 480 13.8%
Labour hold Swing
12 May 1966 Electorate 17,605
Turnout 22.3%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E MacDonald 2,383 60.7%
Conservative F O’Brien 1,355 34.5%
Communist J Leishman 185 4.7%
Majority 1,028 26.2%
Labour hold Swing
13 May 1965 Electorate 17,996
Turnout 22.8%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F Gillespie 2,077 50.5%
Conservative F O’Brien 1,696 41.3%
Liberal R Bourne 219 5.3%
Communist J Leishman 119 2.9%
Majority 381 9.2%
Labour hold Swing
7 May 1964 Electorate 18,062
Turnout 23.8%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Styles 2,888 67.2%
Conservative F O’Brien 1,212 28.2%
Labour S Styles 2,888 67.2%
Communist J Leishman 197 4.6%
Majority 1,676 39.0%
Labour hold Swing
9 May 1963 Electorate 18.573
Turnout 23.9%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E MacDonald 3,107 70.1%
Conservative L Lanham 1,096 24.7%
Communist J Leishman 227 5.1%
Majority 2,111 45.4%
Labour hold Swing
10 May 1962 Electorate 19,129
Turnout 23.4%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F Gillespie 2,775 61.9%
Conservative F Gillespie 1,140 25.4%
Liberal K Day 453 10.1%
Communist J Leishman 115 2.6%
Majority 1,635 36.5%
Labour hold Swing
11 May 1961 Electorate 17,176
Turnout 29.2%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Styles 3,099 61.9%
Conservative A Hinton 1,275 25.5%
Liberal G Wilson 482 9.6%
Communist J Leishman 153 3.1%
Majority 1,724 66.4%
Labour hold Swing
12 May 1960 Electorate 17,421
Turnout 20.1%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Hinton 1,332 38.1%
Labour E MacDonald 1,998 57.2%
Communist J Leishman 166 4.7%
Majority 666 19.1%
Labour hold Swing

1950s

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14 May 1959 Electorate 17,808
Turnout 26.6%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Hinton 1,409 29.7%
Labour F Gillespie 3,161 66.7%
Communist J Leishman 167 3.5%
Majority 1,752 37.0%
Labour hold Swing
8 May 1958 Electorate 17,911
Turnout 31.0%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Styles 3,955 71.2%
Conservative A Gilroy Bevan 1,369 24.6%
Communist J Leishman 232 4.2%
Majority 2,586 46.6%
Labour hold Swing
9 May 1957 Electorate 17,899
Turnout 25.7%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Wood 3,156 68.6%
Conservative K Freshwater 1,292 28.1%
Communist J Leishman 153 3.3%
Majority 1,864 40.5%
Labour hold Swing
10 May 1956 Electorate 18,267
Turnout 27.3%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F Gillespie 3,286 65.8%
Conservative K Freshwater 1,527 30.6%
Communist J Leishman 181 3.6%
Majority 1,759 35.2%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
12 May 1955 Electorate 18,608
Turnout 32.1%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C Whitehead 2.009 33.6%
Labour S Styles 3,812 63.8%
Communist J Leishman 153 2.6%
Majority 1,803 30.2%
Labour hold Swing
13 May 1954 Electorate 18,810
Turnout 32.7%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Wood 3,576 58.2%
Conservative R Freshwater 2,396 39.0%
Communist J Leishman 173 2.8%
Majority 1,180 19.2%
Labour hold Swing
7 May 1953 Electorate 19,145
Turnout 30.5%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C Whitehead 1,834 31.4%
Labour F Gillespie 3,910 66.9%
Communist W Evans 100 1.7%
Majority 2,076 35.5%
Labour hold Swing
8 May 1952 Electorate 19,508
Turnout 39.2%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Styles 5,586 73.0%
Conservative C Whitehead 1,964 25.7%
Communist J Leishman 101 1.3%
Majority 3,622 47.3%
Labour hold Swing
10 May 1951 Electorate 19,572
Turnout 34.9%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Wood 3,720 54.4%
Conservative F Lennon 2,977 43.5%
Communist O Dorman 139 2.0%
Majority 743 10.9%
Labour hold Swing
11 May 1950 Electorate 19,709
Turnout 35.7%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H Watton 4,341 61.7%
Conservative F Lannon 2,577 36.6%
Communist J Leishman 117 1.7%
Majority 1,764 25.1%
Labour hold Swing

1940s

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12 May 1949 Electorate 19,643
Turnout 45.0%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F Moody 5,075 57.4%
Conservative I Shelley 3,769 42.6%
Majority 1,306 14.8%
Labour hold Swing
1 November 1947 Electorate 19,423
Turnout 42.9%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Wood 4,373 52.5%
Conservative D Heath 3,962 47.5%
Majority 411 5.0%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
2 November 1946 Electorate 18,858
Turnout 34.0%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H Watton 4,031 62.8%
Conservative W Blackwell 2,386 37.2%
Majority 1,645 25.6%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
3 November 1945 Electorate 18,224
Turnout 35.1%,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F Moody 4,535 70.8%
Conservative H Farr 1,867 29.2%
Majority 2,668 41.6%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

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  1. ^ Judge lambasts postal ballot rules as Labour 6 convicted of poll fraud – Telegraph
  2. ^ BBC NEWS | UK | England | West Midlands | Judge upholds vote-rigging claims
  3. ^ BusinessLive (3 May 2005). "Councillor cleared of vote fraud". Business Live. Retrieved 5 December 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Council, Birmingham City. "Councillors by Ward: Aston | Birmingham City Council". www.birmingham.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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